Necktie holder



May 11 1926. 1,584,036

H. KOHIROGAWA NECKTIE HOLDER Filed July 10, 1924 INVENII'OR fiflwk "ATTORNEY Patented May 11, 1926,

tlhllTED STATES;

HARUICHI KoninoeAwA, NEW YORK, 1v. Y.

NEGKTIE HOLDER.

Application filed July 10, 1924. Serial No. 725,138.

My invention relates to necktie-holders and refers particularly to devices of this character capable of being placed in position around the neck of a wearer after the necktie is positioned upon the holder.

The repeated tying and untying of a necktie necessary in its ordinary use has a tendency to wear out and shorten the life of the tie, which, coupled with the necessary sliding of the tie around the collar with its deleterious effects thereon, renders a device capable of overcoming these objectionable features of the greatest value.

By employment of the device of my invention, a necktie may be tied thereon when the device is removed from the neck of the wearer, thus allowing more satisfactory arrangement ot the tie and may then be positioned within and around a collar without frictional movement of any part thereof upon the surface of the collar.

Among the advantages of my device arc the simplicity and economy of production, the ease and certainty of proper placement and the avoidance of all possibility of accidental separation of the metal part and the tape part.

These and other advantages of the device of my invention are evident upon a consideration of the accompanying drawings and the explanation thereof.

In the drawings accompanying this specification, and illustrating modifications of the device of my invention, similar parts are designated by similar numerals.

Figure 1 is a view of my device in connection with a collar and necktie.

Figure 2 is an end view of one form oi the device of my invention.

Figure 3 is a side view of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a cross-section through the line l4c of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a modified form of the device of my invention.

The particular form of the device of my invention, shown in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4, comprises a plurality of resilient wire members 10 and 10 which are flared from each other at 11, 12 and 11, 12 to :form tape spaces for purposes described later. The lower portion of each wire is bent into a somewhat rectangular clamping member 13, 13, the outward sides of which are flattened to cause a better holding pressure upon a tape 14. The clamping members 13, 13, are capable of abutting movement over each other by pressure upon the two lower side members of the device, the normal position of the device tightly clamping the tape 14:, the two ends of which are passed through the loop spaces 11, 12 and 11, 12, thence downwardly through the clamping loops 13, 13, the two ends of the tape being fastened together as at 15.

The two resilient wire members'lO and 10 are maintained in fixed position with respect to each other by the binding casings 16, 16 l The modification of my device, shown in Figure 5, comprises two resilient wire mem bers 17 and 17, which are flared outwardly from each other at 18, 18 and 19, 19 to form tape spaces. The wire members are maintained in fixed position with relation to each other by the two plates 20 and 20 which are bent over to encompass and grip the wires, the two lower extremities of the two plates being bent inwardly toward each other 21 and 21 capable of an abutment slidable movement over each other, the extremities having the openings 22 and 22 through which a tape may be passed and gripped.

In order that the resiliency of the wire members may not cause the members 13 and 13 and 21 and 21 from being entirely disengaged, one of the members, as 13 and 2]. is bent toward the corresponding member as at 25, thus causing a normal abutment and locking engagement.

The operation of my device is as follows The lower portions of the binding casings 16, 16, are pressed toward each other, thus releasing the grip upon the tape 14 and allowing of the movement of the device downwardly toward the end 15 of the tape. When the pressure is released, the device grips the tape preventing the further movement of the device thereon. A necktie 23 is then tied upon and around the device in any desired manner. It is to be noted that the loop formed by the tape is now much larger than a collar 24 and can'be readily passed over the head and beneath the collar. Ii now the lower end of the tape be firmly grasped with one hand and the gripping means of the device, now covered by the necktie, be pressed together releasing the grip upon the tape, the device and the necktie carried thereby can be moved upwardly and positioned as shown in Figure 1. The release of the gripping member allows the device to grip the tape and maintain the necktie in position.

It is to be particularly noted that in these operations it has not been necessary to move the tape within the collar and that, therefore, there is no danger of injuring the latter.

It is to be further noted that any necktie can be as easily tied upon the device as upon the collar under the ordinary condition.

The device of the modification shown in Figure 5 is operated similarly to the method above described.

I do not limit myself to the particular size,

shape, number, arrangement or material of.

parts as shown and described, as these are given simply as a means for-clearly describing my invention.

VV'h'at I claim is 1. In a necktie holder, in combination, two continuous resilient wires bent to form two tape spaces at one end of the device, the wires being further bent to form gripping means at the otherend of the device normally capable of grippmg a tape passed therethrough, means for preventing the accidental disen- ,gagement of the gripping members, binding means fastening the two wires together and acontinuous tape passing through the tape spaces and the gripping means.

2. In a necktie holder, in combination, two continuous resilient wires bent to form two tape spaces at one end of the device, the wires being further bent to form gripping means at the other end of the device normally capableof gripping av tape passed therethrough, one of the gripping'members being bent to act as a locking means for the two gripping members, preventing them from accidental disengagement, binding means fastening the two wires together and a continuous tape passing through the tape spaces and the gripping means.v

Signed at New York city in the county of New York and State of New York this 9th day of July, 1924.

HARUIGHI KOHIROGAWA. 

